Dear friends,
A brief and early edition today to wish you all a very happy festive season. Thank you all for reading this year and for sharing your thoughts in the comments, it means a lot. In the new year, I’m looking forward to getting stuck into Proust, to continuing my journey with Wilkie Collins and, of course, finishing Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage books. I’ve also got trips planned to see Monet & London and Vanessa Bell’s largest ever solo exhibition at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes. I’d love to hear what you’re most excited about too.
I’ll be back at the end of January with a full newsletter, but in the meantime you can find some of my favourite pieces from the year below. Hope you all enjoy the festivities! See you soon.
Natalie
Desk Notes No.28
Turn of the century shopping ladies; plus Somerset Maugham, Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell
Desk Notes No.26
Francesca Woodman & Julia Margaret Cameron 'Portraits to Dream In'; plus Dorothy Richardson, Virginia Woolf, and the life of the mind
Essay No.1 Out Damned Spot
On public health, home and social responsibility, using found material from the nineteenth century to the present day
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This month’s featured image is ‘Interior with Christmas Tree’ by Gabriele Münter. Banners are courtesy of the Internet Book Archive.
Happy Holidays, Natalie. I'll be looking forward to reading more from you in 2025.
Happy new year! Look forward to reading you in 2025